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Twins win 10 straight after sweeping doubleheader vs. Orioles

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The Minnesota Twins swept a doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles to stretch their winning streak to 10 games.

Minnesota won the first game 6-3 behind a three-run home run from catcher Christian Vázquez. The Twins' bullpen was excellent, holding the Orioles scoreless with just two hits across 4 1/3 innings.

Minnesota jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second contest, but the Orioles rebounded with a six-run third inning to take the lead.

Twins infielder Kody Clemens provided the big swing with his team trailing 6-5 in the top of the eighth, belting a three-run homer that proved to be the game-winner.

(Video source: MLB.com)

"That was a battle today," Clemens said, according to The Associated Press. "Obviously, doubleheaders are a grind. This team keeps just passing the baton to one another, and I thought it was a great team win. This team’s on a roll right now. We just need to keep the confidence up."

The Twins improved to 23-20 on the season after starting 13-20.

Meanwhile, the Orioles fell to 15-26, marking the first time the club has been 11 or more games under .500 since they were 24-35 in June 2022.

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